电影聚焦于导致清除计划发生的原因，讲述了由于人口膨胀，社会问题加剧，一个名为New Founding Fathers of America的组织进行了一种社会学理论测试，即在某一孤立的社区进行为时一晚的发泄、攻击、侵略，促成社区人们之间的相互残杀。这一制度在全美推广，一时间马路街道都成为了杀戮的战场。故事的荒谬性吸引了大量观众，第一年的杀戮日就要降临，恶魔们都已经准备好了。...

　　A couple living in a Los Angeles suburb is compelled to take dangerous actions when they discover the police officer that has just murdered an unarmed motorist is their next door neighbor....